Praveen's World

There are some Software/Tools which I like the most. I would be happy to list down some of them here.

1. Word Web: This is an English Dictionary which is really helpful. Click on word web to get the demo version.

2. Dancing Hearts is a good Screen Saver. 

4. Alice Law : This is a good flash presentation explaining some of the physics laws. Check it out. Find the latest version of the same at www.aliceinphysics.com

6. Converte: This is a really good one and it helps us to convert Mathematical and Physical units.

There are some more links which I would update later. There are problems with Copy Right Act, due to which I cannot put some links here. So please bear with me. If you want to know about any special thing please write to me and I would get back to you, if I can help. I would like to tell you that www.google.com is a very good site and you can get information about almost every thing in this website. This is the site which I have used the most in my cyber life.

The above things are not created by me, these are from some of my collections which I got during these years of internet surfing..... So no responsibilities please.....

1. www.google.com

2. www.gsbkerala.com

3. www.madsci.org

4. www.freewebs.com

5. www.wikipedia.org

6. www.wikimapia.org

There are several other websites I really like and if I start putting down the list here, it will take the whole website for it.

I like any thing which is eatable and which will not eat me back. Even though I don't have a great preference for any special food occasionally I like to have some thing prepared by my mom and which she only can prepare. Similarly I like some curries made by my cousin with whom I used to stay, while I was in Mumbai.

My favourite food include Daal, Rice, Roti, some Punjabi dishes (not too spicy and oily), Chineese dishes, Continental, Sizzlers etc. Then there are some Konkani specialities which are not available so commonly. That include "Patraodo" one of my favourites, "Dev Ummanu" and Valvalu, both are a kind of white curry, which is very tasty and tastes differently compared to any kind of food.

But I should say that my most favourite food is Kanji (Rice Porridge) & Payar (A kind of pulse), along with coconut & mango chutney or mango pickle. The thoughts of that it self is mouth watering and fills my mouth with sufficient water to run a ship. 

I have heard and seen up to an extent that Kokanis never waste any thing. For example, water melon, people eat the inner sweet part and throw away the outer shell, which we use to make curry. Similarly I have seen people use potato skin, to make snacks, Banana skin to make curry etc. Seems to be strange, isn't? But these are facts and I have also had these things and they are really tasty.

In addition to this Konkanis are specialist in making pickle of different kinds with out any preservatives. I have also gained that skill from my mom. When I was a kid and was in Kerala, I used to observe my mom make different kinds of pickles, and now I keep trying the same and to my surprise it really tastes good. I will surely add the recipes of some pickles as well on this site later.

There are lot of places which I really like. Some of them I have visited and some I am yet to. I am currently preparing the details of places I have visited. I will update this section later. However I would like to write some thing now in this section.

One of the places I like is my own good old town Alappuzha (Alleppey), of which I have provided some photographs in the photos section. Its known as the Venice of the East and also as the Backwater hub of Kerala!. Its really a beautiful place. Alappuzha is one of the most planned towns which I have visited. This town was planned and constructed by Raja Keshavadas in the 1780s. Even though now it has lost its glory, I believe that it can regain its old fame and glory again. There are different sites depicting photos and other details of Alappuzha.

Another place I like is Kottayam, which is known as Land of 3 Ls -- Lakes, Latex and Literacy. This my birth place. Its a very beautiful place with its lush green colour and is famous for rubber. It is a town from which a very huge number of news papers and magazines originate. I have heard people saying it will be difficult even for god to say how many publications originate from this place.

Goa is another great destination for vacation. The typical Goan food and the climate are really great. Some other places of interest for me are Otty, Kodaikanal etc. I don't know when I'll be able to go to these places again.

Whatever be it, according to me there is no other place like Amchi Mumbai, in the whole country. Except the rainy season Mumbai gives a lot for any body who is really ambitious and interested in spending a great life.